LAKE COUNTY
Order of the Lake County Health Officer: Clarifying the applicable guidelines for the use of face coverings
This Order shall be effective immediately and will continue to be in effect until it is rescinded, superseded, or amended in writing by the Local Health Officer or the State Health Officer.
California continues in a State of Emergency because of the COVID-19 pandemic. On May 21, 2020, I issued an Order of the Lake County Health Officer requiring members of the public to wear face coverings when entering local businesses and facilities. On May 28, I issued a further Order to provide guidance on the face covering requirements.
State Public Health issued Guidance For The Use of Face Coverings on June 18, 2020, and revised on June 29, 2020 (hereinafter, the “State Guidelines”) to clarify that children under two years old are exempt from wearing face coverings due to risk of suffocation. Our public messaging regarding face coverings since this time has deferred to the State Guidelines.
This Order is intended to clarify that the Guidelines issued by the State in regard to the use of face coverings constitutes a mandate. While this mandate must be adhered to, local health officers may adopt more restrictive orders should they determine the need to do so. That is not my intention here.
Therefore, my prior orders in regard to face covering requirements are superseded and replaced in their entirety by the State Guidelines.
A copy of those Guidelines can be found here: https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/CDPH%20Document%20Library/COVID-19/Guidance-for-Face-Coverings_06-18-2020.pdf
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Orden del official de salud del condado de Lake aclarando las pautas aplicables para el use de cubiertas faciales.
Esta Orden entrará en vigencia de inmediato y continuará en vigencia hasta que sea rescindida, reemplazada o enmendada por escrito por el Oficial de Salud Local o el Oficial de Salud del Estado.
California continúa en estado de emergencia debido a la pandemia de COVID-19. El 21 de mayo de 2020, emití una Orden del Oficial de Salud del Condado de Lake que requiere que los miembros del público usen cubiertas para la cara al ingresar a las instalaciones y comercios locales. El 28 de mayo, emití una Orden adicional para brindar orientación sobre los requisitos de cobertura facial.
El Departamento de Salud Pública del Estado emitió una Guía para el uso de cubiertas faciales el 18 de junio de 2020, y se revisó el 29 de junio de 2020 (en adelante, las “Pautas estatales”) para aclarar que los niños menores de dos años están exentos de usar cubiertas faciales debido al riesgo de asfixia. Nuestro mensaje público con respecto a las cubiertas faciales desde este momento se ha cedido a las Pautas estatales.
Esta Orden tiene como objetivo aclarar que las Pautas emitidos por el Estado con respecto al uso de cubiertas faciales constituyen un mandato. Mientras se debe cumplir con este mandato, los oficiales de salud locales pueden adoptar órdenes más restrictivas si determinan la necesidad de hacerlo. Esa no es mi intención aquí.
Por lo tanto, mis Órdenes anteriores con respecto a los requisitos de cobertura facial son suspendidos y reemplazadas en su totalidad por las Pautas estatales.
Una copia de esas pautas se encuentra aqui:
https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/OPA/Pages/NR20-128s.aspx
—Submitted by Health Officer Dr. Gary Pace
CLEARLAKE
American Legion breakfast Sunday
Sunday October 11, 8:30 to 11:30. We will be serving bacon, sausage, eggs and pancakes, $9 with the October Special –Ham and Cheese Scramble — on Sunday October 11, 8:30 to 11:30
at 14770 Austin Rd. Clearlake. Pease call 707-994-3677 for information.
—Submitted
WILLOWS
Fire Update: August Complex (South Zone)
On Wednesday, crews worked diligently to construct line around a 300-acre slop-over northeast of Lake Pillsbury, over the M6 Road near Bloody Rock. Heat was captured by infrared data late in the night with direct suppression tactics starting after detection in the early morning hours yesterday. Aviation resources were used to restrict the fire’s progression and cool down the fire, to help ground crews safely work in the area. Helitack crews and helicopters are working in the Snow Mountain Wilderness to contain the fire’s progression. Aviation resources were available again Thursday to drop water on the fire. As new resources are redirected to the South Zone to aid in firefighting efforts, there will be a significant increase in road traffic in fire affected areas, especially on Elk Mountain Road, as crews and equipment travel to new locations. The other areas of the South Zone remain in patrol status with engines and water tenders monitoring those lines. Through it all, the number one priority always remains firefighter and public safety.
The Southwest Incident Management Team 1 arrived at the incident Wednesday and will assume command of the August Complex South Zone Friday, today at 7 a.m.
Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) specialists from the U.S. Forest Service recently completed their data gathering and field work of the August Complex fire burn area. Their focus was to verify and finalize the soil burn severity map. Soil burn severity is classified into levels between unburned and high. BAER team members will now use the soil burn severity data to identify if there are areas or features of concern where increased soil erosion, accelerated surface water run-off, and debris flows have the potential to impact human life and safety, property, and critical natural and cultural resources from rain events. For more information on the BAER assessment please visit: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7228/
EVACUATIONS: The Lake County Sheriff reduced the evacuation orders to warnings in the Lake Pillsbury Basin last week. The evacuation orders were reduced to evacuation warnings for all areas north of the fires edge, south and west of the Lake/Glenn County line, and east of the Lake/Mendocino County line. The evacuation warning remains in effect for all residents in the following area: All residents and areas south of fire’s edge, north of North Ridge and West Crockett Camp, east of the Lake/Mendocino County line and west of the Lake/Glenn County line. Map reference: https://lakecoca.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0f7aa08cc4b74fc6a0c4308d4eace6b3
CLOSURES: Order No. 08-20-14 is in effect for the Mendocino National Forest. Residents and property owners may return to their properties within the Mendocino National Forest in Glenn County and Tehama County, but access to the Forest Service closure area for other purposes, including hunting and recreation, is prohibited. Properties accessed via a Forest System road may require a permit from the USDA Forest Service. Please contact the Mendocino National Forest at 530-934-3316 for more information. For more incident information please see InciWeb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/6983
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